Which of the following statements about Kullu is/are NOT correct? (i) Kullu remained part of Punjab state till 31st October 1966. (ii) Kullu was a sub-division of Kangra district since 1846. (iii) Alexander Cunningham and A.T. Banon were the first Europeans to visit Kullu in 1820 A.D. (iv) The idol of 'Raghunath ji' was brought from Ayodhya to Kullu during the reign of Raja Jagat Singh. Choose the right answer:
Question:
Which of the following statements about Kullu is/are NOT correct? (i) Kullu remained part of Punjab state till 31st October 1966. (ii) Kullu was a sub-division of Kangra district since 1846. (iii) Alexander Cunningham and A.T. Banon were the first Europeans to visit Kullu in 1820 A.D. (iv) The idol of 'Raghunath ji' was brought from Ayodhya to Kullu during the reign of Raja Jagat Singh. Choose the right answer:
Which of the following statements about Kullu is/are NOT correct? (i) Kullu remained part of Punjab state till 31st October 1966. (ii) Kullu was a sub-division of Kangra district since 1846. (iii) Alexander Cunningham and A.T. Banon were the first Europeans to visit Kullu in 1820 A.D. (iv) The idol of 'Raghunath ji' was brought from Ayodhya to Kullu during the reign of Raja Jagat Singh. Choose the right answer:
Options
Answer: (2) (iii) only
Explanation:
Statement (i) is correct: After the 1947 reorganisation, Kullu was part of HP but when HP was made a Union Territory in 1956, it included Kullu; HP remained separate from Punjab — technically Kullu was never part of Punjab state post-1947. However under the 1966 reorganisation, HP was reorganised and became a state — making this broadly correct. Statement (ii) is correct: Kullu was incorporated as a sub-division of Kangra district by the British in 1846 after the First Anglo-Sikh War. Statement (iii) is incorrect: William Moorcroft is generally credited as among the first Europeans to visit Kullu (around 1820), not Alexander Cunningham and A.T. Banon. Cunningham visited later. Statement (iv) is correct: The idol of Lord Raghunath (Ram) was indeed brought from Ayodhya to Kullu by Raja Jagat Singh (1637-1672 AD), and since then Raghunath ji has been the presiding deity of Kullu.
Explanation:
Statement (i) is correct: After the 1947 reorganisation, Kullu was part of HP but when HP was made a Union Territory in 1956, it included Kullu; HP remained separate from Punjab — technically Kullu was never part of Punjab state post-1947. However under the 1966 reorganisation, HP was reorganised and became a state — making this broadly correct. Statement (ii) is correct: Kullu was incorporated as a sub-division of Kangra district by the British in 1846 after the First Anglo-Sikh War. Statement (iii) is incorrect: William Moorcroft is generally credited as among the first Europeans to visit Kullu (around 1820), not Alexander Cunningham and A.T. Banon. Cunningham visited later. Statement (iv) is correct: The idol of Lord Raghunath (Ram) was indeed brought from Ayodhya to Kullu by Raja Jagat Singh (1637-1672 AD), and since then Raghunath ji has been the presiding deity of Kullu.
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